Drax
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A little confused on this. :blink:
"An EMS provider completing training through an education program, or having a certificate as an EMR, EMT, AEMT, or a paramedic through a national examination, does not take the place of certification as a EMS provider with the Washington State Department of Health.
You must have a Department of Health EMS provider credential, association with a Department of Health licensed or approved EMS agency, and supervision of the County Medical Program Director (MPD) through MPD approved field patient care protocols to legally perform prehospital emergency patient care."
Washington State Department of Health,
http://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermi...neworUpdate/EMSEducationandCertification.aspx
My understanding is that I can not work as an EMT in the state of Washington without certification/license from the state. I know that I am to look for a "sponsor" in order to get this certification/license. But the company I was just hired by doesn't sponsor their EMTs. How can I work for them unless I already have a job as an EMT elsewhere where I receive sponsorship?
Is this certification requirement specific to the type of job you'll be doing (Like Private Ambulance versus Inter-facility)? I'm not sure why it would matter considering the "emergent" nature of the job is applicable whenever patient you're caring for has a medical emergency.
And if I did have a job elsewhere as an EMT, where I was sponsored, say a private ambulance company, would I be able to work somewhere they don't sponsor you as an EMT but still have you perform the duties as an EMT?
Does a Washington state certification "hang around" even after you have left the employer you got it from?
Additional information: I have an approved EMT-B course completion certification and NREMT certification.
"An EMS provider completing training through an education program, or having a certificate as an EMR, EMT, AEMT, or a paramedic through a national examination, does not take the place of certification as a EMS provider with the Washington State Department of Health.
You must have a Department of Health EMS provider credential, association with a Department of Health licensed or approved EMS agency, and supervision of the County Medical Program Director (MPD) through MPD approved field patient care protocols to legally perform prehospital emergency patient care."
Washington State Department of Health,
http://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermi...neworUpdate/EMSEducationandCertification.aspx
My understanding is that I can not work as an EMT in the state of Washington without certification/license from the state. I know that I am to look for a "sponsor" in order to get this certification/license. But the company I was just hired by doesn't sponsor their EMTs. How can I work for them unless I already have a job as an EMT elsewhere where I receive sponsorship?
Is this certification requirement specific to the type of job you'll be doing (Like Private Ambulance versus Inter-facility)? I'm not sure why it would matter considering the "emergent" nature of the job is applicable whenever patient you're caring for has a medical emergency.
And if I did have a job elsewhere as an EMT, where I was sponsored, say a private ambulance company, would I be able to work somewhere they don't sponsor you as an EMT but still have you perform the duties as an EMT?
Does a Washington state certification "hang around" even after you have left the employer you got it from?
Additional information: I have an approved EMT-B course completion certification and NREMT certification.